Table 5 Model variations which were tested in the CV routines (Table 4) to evaluate the relative contribution of each predictor to predictive performance. An “X” indicates that a predictor was included in a particular model variation. “Covariates” includes region, population within unit boundaries, population within 30 miles, temperature, month, and year.

From: A national model for estimating United States public land visitation

Model Variations

Model Predictors

Covariates

AirSage

AllTrails

eBird

Flickr

Twitter

Covariates

X

     

Individual mobility data sources

      

AirSage

X

X

    

AllTrails

X

 

X

   

eBird

X

  

X

  

Flickr

X

   

X

 

Twitter

X

    

X

All sources

X

X

X

X

X

X

Social media

X

 

X

X

X

X